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Recognised as Colour

#84A5CD

  • #84A5CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#84A5CD is a blue with RGB values 132, 165, 205 and HSL 213°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#84A5CD#84A5CD
HEX#84A5CD
RGBrgb(132, 165, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6471, 0.8039
RGB percentages51.8%, 64.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(212.9, 42.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.9, 35.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK35.6%, 19.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,693,197
CSS custom property--colour: #84A5CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#7B5A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A6CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9FCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6DAEB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Slate grey · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDAC84
Analogous#84CACD, #8884CD
Triadic#CD84A5, #A5CD84
Split complementary#CD8884, #CACD84
Tetradic#CD84CA, #CDAC84, #84CD88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F5F9
Lighter +20%#CDDAEA
Lighter +10%#A8C0DC
Darker −10%#608ABE
Darker −20%#4471A7
Darker −30%#355883
Darker −40%#26405F
More saturated +25%#6EA3E3
Less saturated −25%#9AA7B7

Channel breakdown

R132
G165
B205
Red132 (51.8%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue212.88°
Saturation (HSL)42.2%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G A5 · B CD

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